Having a Career Day: 101 Incredible Baseball Feats

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Longtime sportswriter and baseball fan Stan Fischler goes beyond the generic sports tale, recounting the funniest, most incredible stories from throughout the Great American Pastime's long history. Covering teams from across the league, Fischler details the following feats, and 95 more: *Joe DiMaggio committed a case of outfield robbery against Hank Greenberg *A spectator made a pitching change for the Dodgers *Reggie Jackson earned the nickname "Mister October" *One-armed Pete Gray plays center field for the St. Louis Browns *Don Larsen pitched a perfect game against the Dodgers in the World Series *Gregg Maddux won the Cy Young Award four times in a row So get ready to take the field with some of baseball's greatest-and most hilarious-players and coaches alike! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports-books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Stan Fischler is a legend of sports broadcasting who has covered baseball dating back to his first journalist job in 1955 when the Brooklyn Dodgers won their World Series. He also covered the last World Series game at Ebbets Field as well as the Mets' first series at Shea. The winner of five Emmy Awards, Fischler has worked in every medium from print to TV to Twitter and has written several books on baseball and hockey.

"The terrific tome showcases Fischler's vast knowledge of the national pastime. Terse takes on 101 incredible, amazing baseball accomplishments are showcased." Dr. Harvey Frommer, SportsBookShelf "Having A Career Day is written by a sports fan for sports fans. Where others tend to rely on research and interviewing others for a sense of a memorable day in sports, Fischler saw many as they happened." - Don Laible, uticaOD.com "The terrific tome showcases Fischler's vast knowledge of the national pastime. Terse takes on 101 incredible, amazing baseball accomplishments are showcased." Dr. Harvey Frommer, SportsBookShelf "Having A Career Day is written by a sports fan for sports fans. Where others tend to rely on research and interviewing others for a sense of a memorable day in sports, Fischler saw many as they happened." - Don Laible, uticaOD.com